Nonstop flight route between Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Whangarei, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Whangarei Airport (WRE), Whangarei, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,475 miles (or 12,030 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between North Texas Regional Airport and Whangarei Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between North Texas Regional Airport and Whangarei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):

• North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.
• After seeing the fighters take off from here as a young man, aviation expert Chesley Sullenberger became interested in flying.
• As a reliever airport, unconfirmed reports suggest that the airport might be a third airport for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex If this occurs, airline traffic would be focused on regional jets.
• Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The airport covers 1,410 acres at an elevation of 749 feet.
• The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".

Facts about Whangarei Airport (WRE):

• The daily Wellington service will continue to be flown by Eagle Airways Beech 1900D.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) has 2 runways.
• With the outbreak of World War II immediately after the esablishment of the airfield, the airport taken over by RNZAF to serve as a training base there which became RNZAF Station Onerahi.
• The closest airport to Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WSW of WRE.
• The Whangarei District Council approved an upgrade of the main runway and this was completed in April 2009.
• Because of Whangarei Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Whangarei Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The runway is lit by pilot activation of the lights, and Av-Gas and Jet A1 are available by fuel card payment.
• Whangarei has several scheduled flight destinations, the furthest away being Wellington at 626 km.
• The 1970s saw an increase in domestic travel from Whangarei, so a new airport terminal was built on the northern side of the main runway to cater for this.
• The furthest airport from Whangarei Airport (WRE) is Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), which is nearly antipodal to Whangarei Airport (meaning Whangarei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Tangier, Morocco.